Why does a "File Not Found" pop up keep appearing randomly on my phone?

[Android Central Question]

A few times a day a "File Not Found" pop up appears near the bottom of my screen in a little gray bubble. What is it and why is it happening? It happens regardless of what app I'm running and never in a situation where my phone should be retrieving any file.

 

[mustang7757]

Which device?
Can you post a screenshot of it?

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=413366
I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Try using Toast Source to figure out which app is giving you that notification. If you have a Samsung phone, you can also try Nice Catch from the Galaxy Store.

 

[Verbal#AC]

I'm having this exact same issue on my Pixel 5, it seems to be random and is not situational. I'll try to get a screenshot when it happens again

 

[mustang7757]

I'm having this exact same issue on my Pixel 5, it seems to be random and is not situational. I'll try to get a screenshot when it happens again

Hi, ok

 

[B. Diddy]

I'm having this exact same issue on my Pixel 5, it seems to be random and is not situational. I'll try to get a screenshot when it happens again

Also try the Toast Source app I mentioned above.

 

[Nasteal]

I've been trying to look for a solution for this as well. It's very random when it happens.

 

[Nasteal]

I have this running, I'll report back what I see. I've attached screenshots below

 

[mustang7757]

I have this running, I'll report back what I see. I've attached screenshots below

Try going in Safe Mode then back out

 

[Nasteal]

Try going in Safe Mode then back out

Got it..its drive

 

[mustang7757]

Got it..its drive

Ahh there you go

 

[B. Diddy]

Hmm, the question is what file is Drive looking for. I'm not sure what would cause it to say File Not Found. Try clearing the app cache and data for the Google Drive app (don't worry, it'll resync all of your data from the cloud right afterwards) and see if the message goes away.

 

[mustang7757]

Hmm, the question is what file is Drive looking for. I'm not sure what would cause it to say File Not Found. Try clearing the app cache and data for the Google Drive app (don't worry, it'll resync all of your data from the cloud right afterwards) and see if the message goes away.

Probably force close Google drive , might be a glitch

 

[Jnewv3]

Yeah google drives doing it to me too..

 

[MK Redding]

So we all agree the problem is Google Drive. Clearing cache and data doesn't fix the problem. The theory I'm working on now is I noticed in Nice Catch that the event happens 4 times at the same time, I also have 6 accounts on my phone. So I'm turning off notifications for all the other accounts in GD except for the one I actually use. Now we wait.

 

[mustang7757]

Of you long press Google drive then tap info scroll to notification and turn off does it still happen?

 

[Brad Young3]

Hey I noticed this as well. But I've noticed it happens when I get those weird spam emails from people I don't know. I never open then but as soon as they are sent to Me I get the same file not found pop up. Maybe it has to do with drive being connected to gmail